♪ REPORTER: THEIR MESSAGE WON’T SURPRISE YOU. THEY WANT AS MANY PEOPLE TO GET THE SHOT AS POSSIBLE. AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. ESPECIALLY AS WE LOOK TOWARD THE FALL. ESPECIALLY AS IT IS CLEAR THE DELTA VARIANT IS GOING TO BE SPREADING DOWN I-44 FROM HOTSPOTS TO OUR EAST. YOU CAN SEE THOSE HOTSPOTS TO OUR EAST ON THIS MAP. SLOWLY SPILLING INTO OKLAHOMA A“ — OKLAHOMA SPREADING ESPECIALLY , IN RURAL AREAS. A REMINDER FROM THE DOCTORS TONIGHT COVID HOSPITALIZATION IS NOT SOMETHING TO RISK. >> I’VE BEEN DOING THIS LINE OF WORK FOR SEVERAL DECADES, AND THE TYPE OF LUNG DAMAGE RELATED TO COVID-19 INFECTION IS THE WORST THING I’VE EVER SEEN. DILLON: HEALTH OFFICIALS SAYING BY FAR THE NEW WAVE OF PATIENTS IS UNVACCINATED AND MANY ARE YOUNGER. AT THE SAME TIME OU’S DOCTOR DALE BRATZLER WITH THE REMINDER THAT WE’RE STILL IN A MUCH BETTER PLACE THAN LAST WINTER WHEN WE DIDN’T HAVE THE VACCINE. >> I THINK IT’S UNLIKELY THAT WE’LL SEE THE TYPE OF SPIKE THAT WE SAW IN DECEMBER, JANUARY, FEBRUARY OF THIS PAST YEAR, BUT WE’RE GOING TO SEE CASES GO UP. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE LOCAL OUTBREAKS, CLUSTERS OF UNVACCINATED PEOPLE. DILLON: EXPERTS ARE HITTING HOME THE POINT OF GETTING PREPARED BEFO TREHE FALL. THAT IS WHEN WE STARTED SEE THOSE LARGE SPIKES LAST YEAR.
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50% of Oklahoma adults are absolutely vaccinated in opposition to COVID-19, CDC says
Up to date: 4:33 PM CDT Jul 14, 2023
The Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention says 50% of adults in Oklahoma and 46.7% of the inhabitants 12 and older are absolutely vaccinated in opposition to COVID-19.The information comes as state well being officers proceed to induce Oklahomans to get the COVID-19 vaccine and warn of the delta variant spreading in from neighboring states. Specialists stated hotspots are slowly spilling into Oklahoma and spreading, particularly in rural areas.Well being officers stated by far, the brand new wave of sufferers is unvaccinated, and plenty of are youthful. On the identical time, Dr. Dale Bratzler, OU Well being’s chief COVID-19 officer, supplied the reminder that Oklahoma continues to be in a significantly better place than final winter, when there wasn’t a vaccine.”I feel it is unlikely that we’ll see the kind of spike that we noticed in December, January, February of this previous yr, however we will see circumstances go up,” Bratzler stated. “We’ll have native outbreaks, clusters of unvaccinated individuals.” On Wednesday, the Oklahoma State Division of Well being reported greater than 1,000 new COVID-19 circumstances, elevating the state’s whole variety of constructive circumstances to 463,152. Well being officers additionally stated Oklahoma’s new seven-day rolling common for the variety of new circumstances was 497.The well being division additionally reported Wednesday that there are 3,710 whole energetic circumstances and that 271 individuals are presently hospitalized.Bratzler stated Tuesday that the current rise in new COVID-19 circumstances in Oklahoma isn’t a surprise.”Each mannequin that I’ve checked out for Oklahoma means that we’re in for a considerable improve in circumstances,” Bratzler stated. “We’re going to see circumstances proceed to go up in our state. We’re going to see extra individuals within the hospital, and, sadly, we’re going to see extra deaths.”Bratzler stated fashions recommend circumstances will double, probably even triple from right here.”I am actually fairly involved,” he stated.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 50% of adults in Oklahoma and 46.7% of the inhabitants 12 and older are absolutely vaccinated in opposition to COVID-19.
The information comes as state well being officers proceed to induce Oklahomans to get the COVID-19 vaccine and warn of the delta variant spreading in from neighboring states. Specialists stated hotspots are slowly spilling into Oklahoma and spreading, particularly in rural areas.
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Well being officers stated by far, the brand new wave of sufferers is unvaccinated, and plenty of are youthful. On the identical time, Dr. Dale Bratzler, OU Well being’s chief COVID-19 officer, supplied the reminder that Oklahoma continues to be in a significantly better place than final winter, when there wasn’t a vaccine.
“I feel it is unlikely that we’ll see the kind of spike that we noticed in December, January, February of this previous yr, however we will see circumstances go up,” Bratzler stated. “We’ll have native outbreaks, clusters of unvaccinated individuals.”
On Wednesday, the Oklahoma State Division of Well being reported greater than 1,000 new COVID-19 circumstances, elevating the state’s whole variety of constructive circumstances to 463,152. Well being officers additionally stated Oklahoma’s new seven-day rolling common for the variety of new circumstances was 497.
The well being division additionally reported Wednesday that there are 3,710 whole energetic circumstances and that 271 individuals are presently hospitalized.
Bratzler stated Tuesday that the current rise in new COVID-19 circumstances in Oklahoma is not surprising.
“Each mannequin that I’ve checked out for Oklahoma means that we’re in for a considerable improve in circumstances,” Bratzler stated. “We’re going to see circumstances proceed to go up in our state. We’re going to see extra individuals within the hospital, and, sadly, we’re going to see extra deaths.”
Bratzler stated fashions recommend circumstances will double, probably even triple from right here.
“I am actually fairly involved,” he stated.
